Willie Nelson has left behind more than a few women, and he’s abandoned quite a few cities as well. So it’s an honor when Nelson picks Fort Worth as the site of his annual July 4 Picnic, and it’s kind of an ho...

The cover story on wild and crazy singer-songwriters (“Music on the Edge,” Dec. 22, 2014) struggling to succeed in an overcrowded and underpaid music scene was supposed to include numerous profiles of local artists ...

1.) The Bomb Factory (2713 Canton St., 214-932-6501) celebrated its grand opening (reopening?) last night with a show by one of Dallas’ biggest musical exports, singer-songwriter Erykah Badu. On Saturday the sprawling Deep El...

All five shows are on Saturday. Four of them are in the Fort. Sucks to be a local music lover. 1.) Three generations of groundbreaking Fort Worth-bred (if not “-born”) bands will invade Three Links (270...

The mysterious, legendary holy grail known as Willis Alan Ramsey’s second album is close to being finished, at least that’s what Ramsey and his soul mate, Alison, are saying. I hesitate to put that in a headline because Ram...

People really like to get worked up over award shows. Whether it’s the Oscars, the Grammys, or even the Fort Worth Weekly Music Awards, people just enjoy losing their minds over these sorts of things. Watching shows like this...

1.) They’re not scenesters and they don’t party balls until the wee hours of the morning, but Burette and Gabrielle Douglas and their bandmates in The Cush, guitarist Josh Daugherty and drummer Todd Harwell (Doosu, Flickers...

Tonight’s a good one for listening to some fresh music downtown (before the cold front pushes through). Stumbling onto Once on cable television several years ago was momentous for me. I’d never heard of any of the actor...

1.) Natural Anthem is finally making its live debut. Former Will Callers and co-songwriters Jacob Murphy (guitar, vocals) and Daniel Slatton (drums) generated a lot of buzz last year after busting out their new, at-the-time stu...